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Here's what I got that might cause a conflict: - Red Dragon gaming mouse. Then I installed SteamVR inside the brand new Steam and everything worked again! Just like a few other peeps, my controller will not connect like a controller through Steam but still works as a mouse.
The program does start without any errors, it is simply not detecting.
There might be a number of reasons initiating this problem and these are depicted below.
Just like a few other peeps, my controller will not connect like a controller through Steam but still works as a mouse. This reminded me that I had a similar issue when playing some SteamVR I removed Steam and reinstalled it. If you are having the same problem as me, I hope this will help you with your gaming experience! cheers!